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Democrats are in no mood to play nice with the Gorsuch nomination it seems. I still maintain that since Gorsuch will be confirmed anyway, Democrats might want to hold their most lethal fire for the next one, who may not be as qualified or as easy to sell as a suitable Supreme Court Judge as the undeniably credible Gorsuch. Nevertheless, after denied a vote on Merrick Garland, with Republican leaders McConnell and Grassley mounting a very effective year-long blockade, you can see why there is such anger on the Democratic side. It can't be denied that Republicans have no moral authority on this issue at all.

For a sense of just how deep the anti-Trump anger runs, look at any post on Daily Kos. Or have a read through this interview with New York Magazine's Frank Rich. Rich was the most famous and feared theatre critic of his day and he has lost none of his punch when discussing - or writing about - politics.

We simply don't have a similar institution in Britain. Our own relatively new Supreme Court - a creation of Tony Blair's - received its first real bit of headline publicity with its deliberations on triggering Article 50, and acquitted itself perfectly soundly, providing a new and important constitutional document in the process. But British citizens are unlikely to get too exercised by the UK's deliberately down-played Supreme Court.

It's a whole different matter in the United States. The very pillars of the Court breathe remote majesty and authority through their brilliant white marbled stone. The nine robed justices play such a significant role in the legal ante-room of American politics that they were once even charged with deciding the president of the United States. It is said that candidate Trump paid most attention to the poll that said the Supreme Court was the single most important issue to them.